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we find that cities really do both. those are successful cities. they do both in terms of sequencing are doing them together. that matters. who does these things? when we talk to our clients, and a lot of our clients happen to be mayors of cities or governments or states. the policy space that is available to them is limited. they cannot control trade or customs or national level issues that might matter. at the world bank, we encourage -- too the more october be more opportunistic about the city went. it is about what falls within the administrative agreement of the man himself. it involves external partnerships with neighboring jurisdictions where the national government. ist is really important growth coalitions. bringing in stakeholders in the private sector and other actors in the community to build a growth coalition around a shared strategy or vision be many give you an example closer to home. -- strategy or vision. let me give you an example closer to home. in south america, a city in columbia. it was a city that had an economy mainly domin
we find that cities really do both. those are successful cities. they do both in terms of sequencing are doing them together. that matters. who does these things? when we talk to our clients, and a lot of our clients happen to be mayors of cities or governments or states. the policy space that is available to them is limited. they cannot control trade or customs or national level issues that might matter. at the world bank, we encourage -- too the more october be more opportunistic about the...
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a city could not put a cross in my view, on city hall. but in the context of a system where flags go up and down, then it is a violation of the free speech part of the first amendment and not an establishment clause violation. the end. >> i would like to take issue there was no control. i mentioned the stipulation in which it was stipulated that he had to review it for whether the city's decision to fly the flag was consistent with the city's message. that was in mr. rooney's affidavit as well. there was a deposition taken. and one subject they never asked him about was what do you do to make sure it's consistent with the city's message. they never asked that question. and so it's stipulated a at 149 that he would review to make sure the city's decision to fly the flag was consistent with the city's message. >> the problem you have with that answer is that the city's message was diversity of views and backgrounds. and clearly, religion was one of them. you have no problem with raising flags that had religious symbols on it. you had no pro
a city could not put a cross in my view, on city hall. but in the context of a system where flags go up and down, then it is a violation of the free speech part of the first amendment and not an establishment clause violation. the end. >> i would like to take issue there was no control. i mentioned the stipulation in which it was stipulated that he had to review it for whether the city's decision to fly the flag was consistent with the city's message. that was in mr. rooney's affidavit as...
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city. we really are behind the curve of so many other cities, and i'm sure you're going to hear from dr. dale and allen jacobs and what's happening elsewhere what we should be doing here. let me introduce yan dale. i think many of you know him. he is the director of the center for public space research and the school of architecture a at the royal danish academy in copeenhagen. there's a description i saw the other day about his life between buildings, which is a great title, life between buildings. i thought it was a apt way to introduce him. by the way, the three of us probably represent about 320 years of planning, so we've got the crowd beat in this area, okay. [laughing]. >> the ziption of his book goes like this. this is the best source of understanding how people use public spaces in our city. published in many languages, it continues to be the undisputed basic introduction to the inner play between public space design and social life. dr. gail advocates a sense sybil straight forwar
city. we really are behind the curve of so many other cities, and i'm sure you're going to hear from dr. dale and allen jacobs and what's happening elsewhere what we should be doing here. let me introduce yan dale. i think many of you know him. he is the director of the center for public space research and the school of architecture a at the royal danish academy in copeenhagen. there's a description i saw the other day about his life between buildings, which is a great title, life between...
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it takes a small city to organize this global city forum. on behalf of the council of global affairs and the chicago financial times, i would like to thank the speakers who were joining us today. more than 50 from all corners of the world. we are able to be here as well in this wonderful setting in which mayors and architects, ceos, educators and journalists and all of you are gathered because forward thinking corporations and organizations believe global issues addressed here today are critical. they are right, and we are glad they are with us here. i therefore want to thank our sponsors. of course also are supporting sponsors, hyatt hotels corporation, motorola's solutions, united airlines, usg corporation. and our foundation sponsors. thanks to all of you for your support. i also want to thank our international and civil partners who made possible the richness of the content of the next few days. none of this is possible without your presence and your support. finally i want to thank the 500 delegates who join us here from more than three
it takes a small city to organize this global city forum. on behalf of the council of global affairs and the chicago financial times, i would like to thank the speakers who were joining us today. more than 50 from all corners of the world. we are able to be here as well in this wonderful setting in which mayors and architects, ceos, educators and journalists and all of you are gathered because forward thinking corporations and organizations believe global issues addressed here today are...
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just one mega city after another. what good company? what do future cities need to look like? so that will want to live in them, but still be preserving the earth can where we live, continue to be a lifestyle choice, or is it time to make saving the planet a priority the, let's imagine we would all live in a city really all of us just like in the film planted city by liam. yeah. 10000000000 people live here. that's roughly the same amount. the united nations forecasts will be living on earth in 2050. they all live in one spot. a joy can take megacity. a utopian dream for actually work. let's take a look realities 1st. more than half of the world's population already lives in cities, only around 10 percent live in the countryside. the rest live in between in one of the many variations between suburbs and urban areas. i'm living in ken, they're out of town in australia, and most people in kent are living in the suburbs. and i'm living in a house about 4. tell me to away from the city center. and you know, we can see comes arrows while a base and pull something's cutting all the
just one mega city after another. what good company? what do future cities need to look like? so that will want to live in them, but still be preserving the earth can where we live, continue to be a lifestyle choice, or is it time to make saving the planet a priority the, let's imagine we would all live in a city really all of us just like in the film planted city by liam. yeah. 10000000000 people live here. that's roughly the same amount. the united nations forecasts will be living on earth in...
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, network of european cities. the prize of better organization is greater influence but the price of not getting ourselves organized will be diminishing returns from many city meetings, city leaders like myself and many of you in the room are asked to attend on a weekly basis. if we don't get our networks organized we will be charged with having a confused voice on the issues that matter. i fear that after a period of frustration the world's key decision-makers will move on without us. we need to begin working with our interdependencies. we need city networks like metropolis, resilient cities, see 40, ucl g, to work on this. and at the very least we need to get them to coordinate their diaries, a simple but complex task, to ensure that we are not pulled in 15 directions at the same time and are impact diluted. i believe the global contract for migration is an exciting opportunity for cities to test the full potential of our influence. we can ensure that from this point on city ordinance is included at every stage
, network of european cities. the prize of better organization is greater influence but the price of not getting ourselves organized will be diminishing returns from many city meetings, city leaders like myself and many of you in the room are asked to attend on a weekly basis. if we don't get our networks organized we will be charged with having a confused voice on the issues that matter. i fear that after a period of frustration the world's key decision-makers will move on without us. we need...
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city college of san francisco. i'd like to thank you for holding this hearing today. first of all, i want to let you know my dad attended college city college of san francisco in 1951. it was because of city college he was able to learn english, find a union job and support his family. if it wasn't for city college of san francisco, i don't know where i'd be right now. but i am a counselor with my advance degree so i am city college. the other -- i wasn't planning on speaking today, but i really wanted to get up here and share with you something that i found very distressful. i think it was like the second semester when our interim chancellor was at our college. it was a staff development day and all of us were called in to a huge auditorium and we had a speaker that sang the praises of university of phoenix. and we were told that we needed to offer more classes like them, online classes, putting more students so we could offer -- we serve more students by offering online classes. so, although that might be appropr
city college of san francisco. i'd like to thank you for holding this hearing today. first of all, i want to let you know my dad attended college city college of san francisco in 1951. it was because of city college he was able to learn english, find a union job and support his family. if it wasn't for city college of san francisco, i don't know where i'd be right now. but i am a counselor with my advance degree so i am city college. the other -- i wasn't planning on speaking today, but i...
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city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equipped with the next bus sign. riders are updated strictly about arrival times. to make this information available, muni has tested push to talk buttons at trial shelters. rider when pushes the button, the text is displayed -- when a rider pushes the button. >> the success of these tests led to th
city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or...
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we need the city college. i would like to ask the last thing to extend the study recently done to the department of public health. let's get concrete numbers about the victims of violent crime, the health disparities and let's analyze how many of those people do not have a baseline education and there is the direct core. >> i think the point that is changing people's lives especially those that might go into prison complex, with the second chance program really helps people get back on their feet. it's hard to quantify economically how that helps. i think it's tracy faulconer's program that helps with that reentry and help something get skills and if there is a way to help someone out of poverty. i thank you for the presentation. >> sure. thank you. >> next speaker? anyone else that would like to speak? >> good morning, thank you board of supervisors and thank you for helping city college out. we desperately need your help. city college will not only affect those who can not afford college but those who have h
we need the city college. i would like to ask the last thing to extend the study recently done to the department of public health. let's get concrete numbers about the victims of violent crime, the health disparities and let's analyze how many of those people do not have a baseline education and there is the direct core. >> i think the point that is changing people's lives especially those that might go into prison complex, with the second chance program really helps people get back on...
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it says we believe in free city because city college is fun. our judy goodman, she's the best teacher in the world, and i'd like to say maya scott, you know her, maya scott, she's the teacher. she's from the city college. i do. i like city college a lot. i like it. no, i think that's it. take care. love you. yeah, love you, too. bye. >> good morning, supervisors, and welcome, supervisor stefani. my name is sue ann linder, and i'm a professor in social science. i first came to city college in 1977, and i came back as an older adult to transition from nursing to teaching history. i'm devoted to student success. recently, the new york state legislature passed a bill for $7.5 billion to implement free state and city schools. we don't have that option because of prop 13. we must do a set-aside here, and this is not a set aside, it's a payment forward for real student and adult success in san francisco and huge social and economic impact. thank you so much for your time. >> hi. monica collins. i did work at city college for a long time. i went there
it says we believe in free city because city college is fun. our judy goodman, she's the best teacher in the world, and i'd like to say maya scott, you know her, maya scott, she's the teacher. she's from the city college. i do. i like city college a lot. i like it. no, i think that's it. take care. love you. yeah, love you, too. bye. >> good morning, supervisors, and welcome, supervisor stefani. my name is sue ann linder, and i'm a professor in social science. i first came to city college...
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city college plays a critical role, it is our city college. as we know the city college institution is unker the accrediting commission for a number of years so reel hear the information from had city attorney on the status of the lawsuit. today we can also celebrate the many years of struggle to maintain city college and fight for it many from the audience as well. i wanted to thank the faculty and sfudants and community members that are here today. it isn't only packing meetings that state accrediting bodies, the court room jzalcy many hearings here and at city college and inside and outside strategies to really defend the college. i think the coalition to save city college deserves credit for working with administrator jz others for saving a college. i think a lot change jd we'll hear a update since about 2 years ago we held the first hearings some i chaired years ago. i think thauls issue around the accrediting commission, homefully we'll have some questions answered. i think also as we commission budget and legislative analyst report for
city college plays a critical role, it is our city college. as we know the city college institution is unker the accrediting commission for a number of years so reel hear the information from had city attorney on the status of the lawsuit. today we can also celebrate the many years of struggle to maintain city college and fight for it many from the audience as well. i wanted to thank the faculty and sfudants and community members that are here today. it isn't only packing meetings that state...
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have developed by proposing urban utopias. often called smart cities or tech cities. they promised to solve the problems of poverty and economic stagnation through tech enabled citizen, responsive and carbon neutral urban planning. tat, his city represents a new way of living for all canyons creating a unique live work and play environment so far, so good. however, when you pro, beyond the big promises and the snap li, written marketing spiel, there is often a gap between ambitions for eco friendly cities and the complications of building ideal urban spaces amidst existing structures and systems. because a lot of the cities, especially in the global south, are really complicated, messy places, miss e, as in, they've got multiple systems of organizational, formal and informal, multiple forms of governance. again, formal and informal. they feel it is almost impossible to intervening to those contexts. and to create an environment within which you can these new cutting edge, smart city technologies. so they are then persuaded to say, why don't you go to a site and you ca
have developed by proposing urban utopias. often called smart cities or tech cities. they promised to solve the problems of poverty and economic stagnation through tech enabled citizen, responsive and carbon neutral urban planning. tat, his city represents a new way of living for all canyons creating a unique live work and play environment so far, so good. however, when you pro, beyond the big promises and the snap li, written marketing spiel, there is often a gap between ambitions for eco...
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one is the federal and state grants that come into the city to city college. so this is actually based on their most recent financial statement for 2010-2011. in that year they received 188 million in grants. the other impact we looked at was on city employers. so, we were able to match students graduating from city college programs and the most recent data we had was the academic year of 2010-2011 to the u.s. department of labor data to match those programs. in many cases they were a match to those programs. in some cases we had to estimate. so in last year in 2011 we are comparing more than 2200 graduates that had and were as degrees that were not going on to school or some kind of certificate which is a licensed vocational program which is a specific skill. so for 52 programs, i need to say also about u.s. department of labor data. it also covers marine county and san mateo county. we included these areas so we are looking at the whole picture. using those three schools, in 4152 programs, job demand, annual job demand far exceeded the skills labor that was
one is the federal and state grants that come into the city to city college. so this is actually based on their most recent financial statement for 2010-2011. in that year they received 188 million in grants. the other impact we looked at was on city employers. so, we were able to match students graduating from city college programs and the most recent data we had was the academic year of 2010-2011 to the u.s. department of labor data to match those programs. in many cases they were a match to...
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in the city council. city owned businesses lay bare their accounts using open data in the fight against corruption. germany interconnected sensors assess the air quality and send this information to a data center which analyzes air pollution and if necessary reports bad air quality . in order for these systems to work vast amounts of data on all citizens are required but who ensures that the data is safe and who has access to different solutions exist. data is essential for a city it provides the basis for designing intelligent applications for the city but what about data protection. to be clear in a smart city there is no protection from data being collected but on the other hand it's precisely this data that provides the basis for implementing and controlling this city system. as a result very careful and conscientious decisions need to be made regarding how the data is handled. if the city controls this can be advantageous when it comes to data protection but most cities lack the technical expertise t
in the city council. city owned businesses lay bare their accounts using open data in the fight against corruption. germany interconnected sensors assess the air quality and send this information to a data center which analyzes air pollution and if necessary reports bad air quality . in order for these systems to work vast amounts of data on all citizens are required but who ensures that the data is safe and who has access to different solutions exist. data is essential for a city it provides...
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connects every corner of the city, a city that uses 100% renewable energy, a city that provides health care for every san franciscan. i have been representing the city for over 23 years. i kept my promises, and i have delivered results. i would be honored to be your mayor and honored to have your vote. thank you. >> election day is november 8, 2011. that is the last date to vote in person and the deadline for receipt of vote by mail ballots. for more information about the november 8, 2011 election, this november 8, 2011 election, this it sfelections.org or everyone has friends. there's on-line friends, friends to go out with on a saturday night, friends to hang out with and do nothing,
connects every corner of the city, a city that uses 100% renewable energy, a city that provides health care for every san franciscan. i have been representing the city for over 23 years. i kept my promises, and i have delivered results. i would be honored to be your mayor and honored to have your vote. thank you. >> election day is november 8, 2011. that is the last date to vote in person and the deadline for receipt of vote by mail ballots. for more information about the november 8, 2011...
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base of the city, to improve the economy of the city. there are some people who argued when the city was in dire straits that simply should declare bankruptcy. but it didn't do that, it got some help and other health area it's still in trouble because there is debt there and the problem with the incinerator that's our viewers talk about very entertainingly in his book. there are challenges that have to do with harrisburg simply being harrisburg there's always been a sense of story about harrisburg. the newspaper had historical columnists for years before paul beard. he has been eager to read about himself. being a historian of harrisburg, it's not a weight of one time because there are people who always want to read more about the city, there are websites about harrisburg's history that are really outstanding websites from the old eighth floor, i'm a journalist of the sort, journalist peter kept a diary here
base of the city, to improve the economy of the city. there are some people who argued when the city was in dire straits that simply should declare bankruptcy. but it didn't do that, it got some help and other health area it's still in trouble because there is debt there and the problem with the incinerator that's our viewers talk about very entertainingly in his book. there are challenges that have to do with harrisburg simply being harrisburg there's always been a sense of story about...
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i think this city is a wealthy city. we spend a lot of money on social services in our city, but why are these social services not impacting people's lives in the way that it's changing people's lives for the better? so, i want to make sure that we work with residents and we work to help them grow within public housing and to not be priced out of the city as a result. i think that's one of the big issues. the other issue is connecting people to job opportunities, long-term employment, stable employment, employment that gives people dignity, that gives them pride. i mean, everyone wants to take care of their family. and sadly, people are sometimes pushed into a life of crime because that's the easy route to obtaining money. i mean, it was really easy for me as a kid to choose to sell drugs because everyone around me was selling drugs. wasn't easy for me to get a job because i didn't have a lot of examples of people working other than my grandmother who was working as a maid, or other folks i saw working at the grocery sto
i think this city is a wealthy city. we spend a lot of money on social services in our city, but why are these social services not impacting people's lives in the way that it's changing people's lives for the better? so, i want to make sure that we work with residents and we work to help them grow within public housing and to not be priced out of the city as a result. i think that's one of the big issues. the other issue is connecting people to job opportunities, long-term employment, stable...
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can be safe, a city that can be solvent, and a city that can be successful. if i may invite zack parker to please set up to the podium. he is 8 years old. he is going into the fourth grade at sherman elementary school. he likes playing basketball and drawing. he will be visiting yosemite and his family in oregon over the summer and attending summer camps. thank you for coming today. he is joined by his mother. go ahead,. >> hello. [inaudible] mayor lee said he wants the city to be safe, the word means more than one thing. will walk to school, play outside, or go shopping with our parents, but it also means that we should also help people who need food, the doctor, or a place to sleep. the whole city is stronger when we make sure we can all feel safe. today, we are hearing about how we can grow a stronger, healthier, safer san francisco for all our city's families and children. [applause] >> thanks, zack. next, to talk about a solvent city, i would like to invite and 11-year-old just graduated from harvey milk civil rights academy. she will be going into the s
can be safe, a city that can be solvent, and a city that can be successful. if i may invite zack parker to please set up to the podium. he is 8 years old. he is going into the fourth grade at sherman elementary school. he likes playing basketball and drawing. he will be visiting yosemite and his family in oregon over the summer and attending summer camps. thank you for coming today. he is joined by his mother. go ahead,. >> hello. [inaudible] mayor lee said he wants the city to be safe,...
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what we call city hall away from your city, town or village in america. the national league of cities is an organization that represents 19,000 city, towns and for being here because we're releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. each person in this room is here for a reason. you're interested in what is happening in cities all over america. perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the fiscal nature of the data on our communities. you really want to hear about the pressures city leaders face every day in balancing their budget, dealing with issues, the various policy issues and the federal impact on those issues. or you just want to make sure that you're in the right place at the right time dealing with and learning about what america will be dealing with as it relates to the fiscal impact of our economy. for all of these reasons at its core, the city fiscal conditions is about the connection between the needs of communities and the ability of local government leaders to address those needs in the communities. i'm often asked,
what we call city hall away from your city, town or village in america. the national league of cities is an organization that represents 19,000 city, towns and for being here because we're releasing the 34th annual city fiscal conditions report. each person in this room is here for a reason. you're interested in what is happening in cities all over america. perhaps you enjoy digging into data and understanding the fiscal nature of the data on our communities. you really want to hear about the...
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city hall. october 17th, 1989 was an exciting day. the giants had made it to the world series for the first time since 1962. they were playing the oakland athletics. i was on my home to pick up hi son ivan and was going to take him to candlestick park and as the bus turned, it began to sway violently. i thought we had been in an accident and quickly realized there had been an earthquake. later that evening, my brother, mark, arrived with juliette. the world series game had been canceled and ivan, mark and i drove across town. people had taken it upon themselves to direct traffic through major intersections like garry that was uncontrolled when the loss of power shut down the street lights. coming upon the marina, we saw an extraordinary spectacle, emergency personnel and citizens were frantically engaged in a fight to save the district and many people strolled taking in the spectacle as if they were at the boardwalk and others were wandering about apparently unable to grasp what was handling. my
city hall. october 17th, 1989 was an exciting day. the giants had made it to the world series for the first time since 1962. they were playing the oakland athletics. i was on my home to pick up hi son ivan and was going to take him to candlestick park and as the bus turned, it began to sway violently. i thought we had been in an accident and quickly realized there had been an earthquake. later that evening, my brother, mark, arrived with juliette. the world series game had been canceled and...
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opportunities in our city, they need to be a part of our city. and it's not just about giving out free gifts or giving out free turkeys or giving out free anything. it's about what type of job opportunities, what type of internships, what type of commitment are you going to have to the most vulnerable residents of our city? how are we going to impact lives? you're basically -- this is a great economic opportunity maybe for you and the city, but how does this directly impact residents of the city? so, i think we have to do a better job in making those connections. >> let's talk a little about the issue of sports, the role of sports in the city's economic future. are you supportive of the plans for the new warriors stadium? >> i'm supportive of a plan that includes the residents of this city. specifically, with the warrior stadiu i think it could be a great opportunity for san francisco. but i want to make sure that in the agreement that there are some requirements that make sure that people are not just employed for construction opportunities. the
opportunities in our city, they need to be a part of our city. and it's not just about giving out free gifts or giving out free turkeys or giving out free anything. it's about what type of job opportunities, what type of internships, what type of commitment are you going to have to the most vulnerable residents of our city? how are we going to impact lives? you're basically -- this is a great economic opportunity maybe for you and the city, but how does this directly impact residents of the...
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cities for mobility. mayors running the world city. city protocol and organization in barcelona that shares best practices. claire the counsel of local authority. the climate alliance. partnership of democratic local government in southeast asia. the international counsel of local environmental initiative and so on and so on. they go on and on. they are there working. i know, if i sit there and study and do a full report, your junior high school kids would say isn't there something else i can do for the report? they are important because they are achieving results in the very area where nations states are in lockup. unable to make any readies tings progress. they are actually doing things in important things together. and they do it because when you look at cities, the approach to governance, the approach to citizenship, the approach to policy problems turns out to look different from what happens when you look at nation states. what mayors are and do prepare to what presidents and prime minister are and do is striking in the distincti
cities for mobility. mayors running the world city. city protocol and organization in barcelona that shares best practices. claire the counsel of local authority. the climate alliance. partnership of democratic local government in southeast asia. the international counsel of local environmental initiative and so on and so on. they go on and on. they are there working. i know, if i sit there and study and do a full report, your junior high school kids would say isn't there something else i can...
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it is a dense city, not as much as city of new york. that gives you a chance to have a life experience 24/7, not just during your business day. >> other questions? >> a specific problem -- i'm wondering [inaudible] are there specific problems that you are looking -- is it a problem? [inaudible] >> we have so many problems to solve. just the other day, for example, we were trying to figure out how do we get even a better preparation in our neighborhoods for the expected earthquake disaster we are having in the city and along comes a whole bevy of coming in this economy that affects the management and the host company that is start ing in san francisco that want to plan with us and not wait for a disaster to hit and then find out that we could have accessed many people. that is helpful for the mayor to search for more partners and get ready and be more excited about recovery. when you look at what happened in new orleans and all the victims of tornados. they always tell you they could have been more ready for this had they engaged people
it is a dense city, not as much as city of new york. that gives you a chance to have a life experience 24/7, not just during your business day. >> other questions? >> a specific problem -- i'm wondering [inaudible] are there specific problems that you are looking -- is it a problem? [inaudible] >> we have so many problems to solve. just the other day, for example, we were trying to figure out how do we get even a better preparation in our neighborhoods for the expected...
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from the city. are you at a disadvantage in negotiating with someone like that then you would be just with someone at arms length who doesn't know all of this information strategy tactics that you have, and being at a disadvantage than isn't the city at a disadvantage because they're not going to make the best deal in every respect because-not because you're going to get your pocket picked or anything dishonest-but it's not an arms length negotiation in the transaction. is metro? beat let me put it in context. i talked a little bit about the structure in which transactions occur. were not to be negotiating about the bond issue be. were not to be negotiating about developer fee, about cash flow about underwriting requirements or all those other things that we would typically negotiate. but the city might negotiate with a private developer because those are set. we are the lender of last resort and were going to set those terms. so, there's not as much in negotiation that goes on. i would think in som
from the city. are you at a disadvantage in negotiating with someone like that then you would be just with someone at arms length who doesn't know all of this information strategy tactics that you have, and being at a disadvantage than isn't the city at a disadvantage because they're not going to make the best deal in every respect because-not because you're going to get your pocket picked or anything dishonest-but it's not an arms length negotiation in the transaction. is metro? beat let me...
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city colleges come from every district in the city. so thank you for representing your constituents in this process. i'm taking piano class where there's room for 2 24 pianos and 24 studentses. students. my motor cycle repair class had eight students and it was full because we had motor cycles and tools and racks and spaces that we had to move around. so this whole notion of one size fits all that has been delivered here is a myth and it doesn't serve the interests of the students. i belong to a group and some of the members are here who we call ourselves firmed first respondes because when they go out, we decide and that we will enroll in these classes to preserve the opportunities for 17, 18 other students who otherwise would be escorted out and told the class is closed. some of the closures have happened as the class is in progress. and before the final drop. i'm a students at city college and they're receiving massive cuts and only one class of 1b is offered next semester and our highest level class 2a is being cut entirely. this i
city colleges come from every district in the city. so thank you for representing your constituents in this process. i'm taking piano class where there's room for 2 24 pianos and 24 studentses. students. my motor cycle repair class had eight students and it was full because we had motor cycles and tools and racks and spaces that we had to move around. so this whole notion of one size fits all that has been delivered here is a myth and it doesn't serve the interests of the students. i belong to...
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for cities. we are stronger individually when we are strong collectively, and that is precisely why your league of california cities exists. we are 482 separate cities, but the league's efforts for all california cities ensure that each city is stronger. it's our strength together that has been instrumental in the league's advocacy this year. last year, we successfully passed proposition 22 which provided strong protections for local revenues. did you know that this was our fourth, or depending on how you count, if you include 1998 and 1999 at one and two, fourth or fifth straight victory at the ballot box. your league has truly become a powerful force in the state political arena. [applause] but who would have guessed that just a few months later, in january of this year, our newly elected governor would announce his intention to eliminate redevelopment agencies throughout california in a way that clearly violates the new california constitution. in the process, his proposal would have killed 30
for cities. we are stronger individually when we are strong collectively, and that is precisely why your league of california cities exists. we are 482 separate cities, but the league's efforts for all california cities ensure that each city is stronger. it's our strength together that has been instrumental in the league's advocacy this year. last year, we successfully passed proposition 22 which provided strong protections for local revenues. did you know that this was our fourth, or depending...
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city residents. it is a critical institution and we are preparing our residents to compete, not just to get the degrees, not just to get the job, but as a city, we need a city college that will help us compete with all the other international cities of the world, and it happens right here. so with that, i want to ask rodriguez to step forward and take the oath. please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, rodrigo santos, do solemnly affirm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and then i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter during such time as i hold the office of a member of the city college board of trustees for
city residents. it is a critical institution and we are preparing our residents to compete, not just to get the degrees, not just to get the job, but as a city, we need a city college that will help us compete with all the other international cities of the world, and it happens right here. so with that, i want to ask rodriguez to step forward and take the oath. please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, rodrigo santos, do solemnly affirm that i will support and defend the constitution...
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and so i think the city, the city college community that owes the city attorney a great deal of gratitude and so i just want to make that clear and the realty is that besides those on the board of supervisors who have been talking about the need to save this institution is t is the city attorney foilthing that fight >> mrs. amu an i wanted to say it was so great to see the save city college coalition packing the court room and you and your team in action, but thank city attorney dens [inaudible] it was a collective effort. i want to give a shout out to [inaudible] formally from the guards men to other media outlets. i think the community coverage in the press was helpful as well, but they think for the efforts and for being here. the speakers are chancellor author tyler and president raufial mandalman from the board of trustees. alex randolph is here as well as sunel williams from the board of trustees. [inaudible] >> good afternoon supervisors. i'm going to begin by echoing what you said about the city attorneys office and the extraordinary work that [inaudible] and colleagues there did.
and so i think the city, the city college community that owes the city attorney a great deal of gratitude and so i just want to make that clear and the realty is that besides those on the board of supervisors who have been talking about the need to save this institution is t is the city attorney foilthing that fight >> mrs. amu an i wanted to say it was so great to see the save city college coalition packing the court room and you and your team in action, but thank city attorney dens...
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blend into the city who inhabit the city. the balances he center embassies are always heavily protected but since the nine eleven attacks high security architecture has become dominant and highly visible. symbolic locations are potential targets. the brandenburg gate is a magnet for tourists right next door the u.s. embassy. is security and public space still co-exist. but in the future will the security situation call for other solutions will potentially endangered buildings have to be conceived differently and outside the city center like the new u.s. embassy in london an entirely new embassy is going to be built at the cost of about wall billion dollars. the building looks almost exactly like a twenty first century castle it reminds me very very much of the norman keep as a sort of structure it has a thirty meter moat filled with water believe it'll not which is both a landscape feature and aesthetic feature and the security feature on it involves a whole lot of blast proofing architecture is a whole load of intense securi
blend into the city who inhabit the city. the balances he center embassies are always heavily protected but since the nine eleven attacks high security architecture has become dominant and highly visible. symbolic locations are potential targets. the brandenburg gate is a magnet for tourists right next door the u.s. embassy. is security and public space still co-exist. but in the future will the security situation call for other solutions will potentially endangered buildings have to be...
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welcome to the model city. famishing come up guy once who should take hang head on his phone and has given way to shiny glass buildings. india's first so-called smart city was built on his fields around the clock there are people working here for customers all over the world to. me like. fifteen years ago this was all just fields now an entire city has been built on land. i used to farm. here in my car part of our city we now have people working in twenty six parks. mother potter is a showcase city it reflects everything that i would like to be efficient clean and safe. it was built by investors with the promise of rapid growth and a new prosperity. start cities like this one another plan for areas all over the country it's hoped they will bring the kind of progress india is looking for. so. we've come to shankar mother's home. his telling his two grandchildren how life suddenly changed when the city was built . it was a dramatic transformation. look this was our old house. the cow shed was right next to it and
welcome to the model city. famishing come up guy once who should take hang head on his phone and has given way to shiny glass buildings. india's first so-called smart city was built on his fields around the clock there are people working here for customers all over the world to. me like. fifteen years ago this was all just fields now an entire city has been built on land. i used to farm. here in my car part of our city we now have people working in twenty six parks. mother potter is a showcase...
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sister cities i am absolutely delighted that we are sister cities. and particularly since we are not blood relations, as it were, seems the pleasure gained from having children, one another and is really what gives a relationship weight. what i find particularly pleasing is that in this relationship that we have chosen to enter into, the distance between us is having a positive effect. if there is a sense of competition, then it is one that is driving business. what i also find particularly attractive is that those who have chosen one another demand proof of love, as it were. and there is more family networks stretching over it that makes the relationship a matter of course. instead, we reflect one another's common grounds, we assure one another and we strengthen each other by consistently renewing our relationship. providing proof of love is easily done in san francisco. i like courting and to be courted, and more importantly this is something that helps us make progress. we are here to work on behave of our cities to establish with you a network of
sister cities i am absolutely delighted that we are sister cities. and particularly since we are not blood relations, as it were, seems the pleasure gained from having children, one another and is really what gives a relationship weight. what i find particularly pleasing is that in this relationship that we have chosen to enter into, the distance between us is having a positive effect. if there is a sense of competition, then it is one that is driving business. what i also find particularly...
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things like city attorney and city treasurer will get lost in the shuffle. the big problem is city government, making sure the people actually pay attention. we have had a problem for a long time with san francisco and dysfunctional san francisco. that's depending on other city issues that are up, the coalition to san francisco neighborhoods is going against them. we have a city government that's very out of touch in many ways and we're, frankly, annual elections would be very wise to keep the people paying attention it what's happened. we have very strong developer interest, strong lobbyist influence, and very little public interest. things get sidelined and they wonder why things suddenly get opposed like the park bond which is being heavily opposeopposed. >> thank you. supervisor, do you believe having the elections all at one time is better for the electorate or does it get lost when you have so many positions up for election? >> since he did raise the issue of the parks bond, we're not here for that. the parks bond has very overwhelming support. going b
things like city attorney and city treasurer will get lost in the shuffle. the big problem is city government, making sure the people actually pay attention. we have had a problem for a long time with san francisco and dysfunctional san francisco. that's depending on other city issues that are up, the coalition to san francisco neighborhoods is going against them. we have a city government that's very out of touch in many ways and we're, frankly, annual elections would be very wise to keep the...
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cities. this is just under an hour. >> i'm michael allegretti, the newly appointed directer of the center, and it's truly an honor to be with you one week into the job, and what a way to kick things off. it's great to be with everyone. we've been a national leader in advancing the ideas of greater economic independence and choice and individual responsibility. we have our roots, as you all know, in cities. having led the movements from welfare to work and from broken windows to safer cities. during the coming weeks, you'll be hearing a lot about our new center for state and local leadership whether it's examining public employees and their relationships with the public governments through which they work, their pension systems, their retiree health benefits or talking new public safety strategies, working on prisoner reentry in places like newark, new jersey, or imgrant assimilation into our cities and states, the manhattan institute and this center is at the core of the policy directs taking
cities. this is just under an hour. >> i'm michael allegretti, the newly appointed directer of the center, and it's truly an honor to be with you one week into the job, and what a way to kick things off. it's great to be with everyone. we've been a national leader in advancing the ideas of greater economic independence and choice and individual responsibility. we have our roots, as you all know, in cities. having led the movements from welfare to work and from broken windows to safer...
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they're going to city college and i don't want to lose city college. i know i want to have education for my kids [speaker not understood]. all the students so i will support city college. please keep open. thank you. (applause) >> i'm going to call a few more cards. alvin jah. renato [speaker not understood]. gordon mcclellan. patrick [speaker not understood]. [speaker not understood]. and kabin baras. okay. >>> hello, thank you very much for having this meeting. we really need it. my name is holman turner, i'm a professional photographer. i also teach at city college. i've done that for the past 17 years. so, ~ somehow i fell in love with students and they fell in love with me. and for months i've been walking around as if this was something surreal, that we could actually be thinking about shutting down city college. for months i kept asking myself if the accreditation firm that is seeking to close city college is so interested in the quality of their education, how could they possibly even consider putting 85,000 of them out on the street? the answe
they're going to city college and i don't want to lose city college. i know i want to have education for my kids [speaker not understood]. all the students so i will support city college. please keep open. thank you. (applause) >> i'm going to call a few more cards. alvin jah. renato [speaker not understood]. gordon mcclellan. patrick [speaker not understood]. [speaker not understood]. and kabin baras. okay. >>> hello, thank you very much for having this meeting. we really need...
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to save city college city attorney deference playground a huge rule to keep city college had the private terrors wanted to - we have the ability for the leadership to stand your committee in unison to say we're going to build from the defensive and make this a call to the nation free city college city colleges should be free you have a huge opportunity here to turn things around and give confidence to the students thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is alyssa an instructor at the college and work with 2121 i want to thank supervisor kim for her leadership and all the supervisors for engaging with city college and 24 legislation this is groundbreaking gvrm legislation in fact, there are several pieces to it we heard from supervisors that it is important it is funded we heard from people about different parts and worked with people how to make that work and strong legislation for our city and for the students and for the college and it is very smart the way it has been set up i think it is good for our economy, it is good for the communities, it is good for the college and it is good for t
to save city college city attorney deference playground a huge rule to keep city college had the private terrors wanted to - we have the ability for the leadership to stand your committee in unison to say we're going to build from the defensive and make this a call to the nation free city college city colleges should be free you have a huge opportunity here to turn things around and give confidence to the students thank you. >> thank you. >> my name is alyssa an instructor at the...
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eight other city is possible. -- another city as possible. >> the league of women voters and sfgovtv has partnered to give you statements from 14 people running for mayor. >> i am david chiu, president of the board of supervisors. my story is not differ from the hundreds of thousands of san francisco not born here. i was born in cleveland, raised in boston, the son of immigrant parents who sacrificed so my brothers and i could receive a grade education. in my mid-20s, like thousands of san franciscans, i came to our city for the reasons whole world loves us. our diversity, our commitment to social justice. by worked as a civil rights attorney and criminal prosecutor to protect these qualities of our city. i delved into another part of what makes our city special, our innovation, are entrepreneurialism, and i founded and ran a small business for nine years. i decided to run for board of supervisors because for much of last decade, city hall was not as functional as it should be. i am proud that during my three years as president of our board, we are in a different place. our board of
eight other city is possible. -- another city as possible. >> the league of women voters and sfgovtv has partnered to give you statements from 14 people running for mayor. >> i am david chiu, president of the board of supervisors. my story is not differ from the hundreds of thousands of san francisco not born here. i was born in cleveland, raised in boston, the son of immigrant parents who sacrificed so my brothers and i could receive a grade education. in my mid-20s, like thousands...